shy

[ʃai]

adj.腼腆的, 胆怯的, 害羞的
v.惊退, 受惊
v.投掷
n.惊退
n.投掷

a.

1. 怕羞的, 羞怯的, 腼腆的[(+of)]

Small children are often shy of anyone they do not know.

小孩子在陌生人面前常常是怯生生的。

2. 易受惊的, 胆小的[(+of)]

A deer is a shy animal.

鹿是一种易受惊的动物。

3. 迟疑的, 提防的; 躲避的[F]

Don't be shy of telling them what you think.

你有什么想法尽管跟他们讲, 不要有顾虑。

4. 不愿的, 不喜欢……的[F][(+of)]

She is shy of interviews.

她不愿意人家采访她。

5. 【美】【口】缺乏的, 不足的[A][F][(+of/on)]

The store is shy on porcelain cups.

这家商店瓷杯缺货。

6. 幽僻的

the shy recesses of the woodland

幽僻的林区深处

vi.

1. (马等)惊退[(+at)]

The horse shied at the shrill whistle.

那匹马听到刺耳的汽笛声, 惊得往后倒退。

2. 畏缩, 胆怯[(+away from)]

He isn't the man to shy at difficulties.

他不是在困难面前畏缩的人。

3. 厌恶[(+away from)]

She shied from new involvement in the deal.

她不想再卷入那笔交易。

4. 回避[(+away/off)]

Her eyes shied away from mine.

她一见到我在看她就避开了我的眼睛。

n.

(马等的)惊退

词形变化

副词: shyly | 形容词比较级: shier/shyer | 形容词最高级: shiest/shyest | 名词: shyer | 名词复数: shies | 动词过去式: shied | 动词过去分词: shied | 动词现在分词: shying | 动词第三人称单数: shies |

词义辨析

同义:

a.羞怯的

bashful  timid  coy  demure  modest  shrinking  

反义:

a.羞怯的; 小心的

bold  vain  conceited  confident  daring  

英英释义

名词 shy:

a quick throw

动词 shy:

start suddenly, as from fight

throw quickly

形容词 shy:

lacking self-confidence

同义词：diffident, timid, unsure

easily startled or frightened

short

wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things

短语词组

shy of

1. 对……有顾虑

I'm shy of saying too much on this delicate subject.

这敏感问题我不敢说得太多。

fight shy of

1. 设法避开

All the children fight shy of lessons.

孩子们都不愿做功课。

补充

shyshy英:[ʃai] 美:[ʃaɪ]adj.1.怕羞的; 腼腆的Mary is a shy girl.玛丽是一个害羞的女孩。The little girl blazed shy.这个小女孩满脸的羞涩。The boy is shy of strangers.这小孩怕陌生人。She is too shy to go to parties.她很怕羞, 不敢去参加舞会。2.害羞的; 胆怯的Why is the moon so shy that it never shows us the other side of its face?月亮为什么那么害羞, 总不给我们看它的那半边脸?3.有戒心的, 不喜欢…的She is shy of speaking in public.她怯于在公众面前讲话。4.〈美〉缺乏的; 不足的We have a lot of pens, but we're shy on ink.我们有许多钢笔, 但墨水不够。We're still ten men shy of a full class.我们还差十个人才能凑成一个班。vi.1.惊退, 畏缩The horse shied at the loud noise and threw its rider.那匹马听到响声吓得向后倒退, 把骑手摔了下来。Ade bashfully shied.艾德羞得退缩了。

例句

1. She gave him a shy smile.她腼腆地向他一笑。 2. He was too shy to talk to anyone at the party.他太害羞, 不敢和聚会上的任何人说话。 3. Don't be shy of telling them what you think.告诉他们你的想法, 不要有顾忌。 4. I needed £20 and counted the money but it was just shy.我需要二十英镑, 数了数手里的钱, 就差那么一点点。 5. He died two days shy of his 95th birthday.他在95岁生日的前两天去世了。 6. It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by.一边对宣传避之不及, 一边又抱怨没有赞助人搭理我们, 这样做是没有用的。 7. Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying.风吹起火星, 惊得卢埃林的马直往后退。 8. She shied her coat six feet across the room at a chair.她把外套扔向房间里六英尺外的一把椅子。 9. The horse shied at the snake on the road.那马看到路上的蛇吓得直往后退。 10. to fear to shy吓得向后退，畏缩不前 11. to shy away the difficulties回避困难 12. to shy from (doing) something厌恶(做)某事 13. to shy bad eggs at向…投掷臭鸡蛋 14. A stone shied at him.一块石头抛在了他的身上。 15. I was pretty shy at school.我在学校里非常害羞。 16. a shy smile.腼腆的微笑。 17. the wealthy have become less shy of displaying their privilege.富人已不再羞于炫耀他们的特权。 18. they were a little camera-shy.他们不大喜欢照相。 19. the shares are 29p shy of their flotation price.该股票离其发行价还差29便士。 20. he left school just shy of his fourteenth birthday.就在14岁生日之前，他离开了学校。 21. don't shy away from saying what you think.不要害怕把你的想法说出来。 22. he tore the spectacles off and shied them at her.他摘下眼镜，朝她扔去。 23. you are always having a shy at Lady Ann and her relations.你总是讥笑安夫人和她的亲戚。 24. She's very shy with strangers.她很怕生。 25. a shy smile羞怯的一笑 26. She's not shy of telling people what she thinks.她敢于把自己的想法告诉别人。 27. He didn't overcome his shyness till he had left school.他中学毕业以后才克服了害羞的毛病。 28. "a shy, quiet girl"一个害羞安静的女孩 29. I was painfully shy as a teenager.我十几岁的时候非常腼腆。 30. She was too shy to ask for help.她太腼腆，不愿向人求助。 31. her shy manner她腼腆的举止 32. He gave her a shy smile.他冲她腼腆地微笑了一下。 33. publicity shy不愿在公众场合露面的 34. camera shy怕出镜的 35. He was never shy of controversy.他从来都不怕与人争论。 36. Help yourself if you want more. Don't be shy.你还想要的话，就自己拿吧。不要犹豫。 37. animals that are nocturnal and shy夜间活动的胆小动物 38. We were shy about 10 dollars.我们差大约10美元。 39. He was two weeks shy of his 19th birthday when he joined the army.他参军时离19岁生日仅差两周。 40. The ball stopped just a few inches shy of the hole.球离洞口仅差几英寸时停住了。 41. He's three credits shy of his bachelor's degree.他还差三个学分才能拿到学士学位。 42. She has always fought shy of publicity.她一直躲避公众的关注。 43. He answered/smiled shyly.他腼腆地回答/微笑了。 44. The horse shied when the gun went off.枪响时，马受惊跑开了。 45. They never shied from publicity.他们从不回避公众的关注。 46. She shies away from making any predictions.她避免做出任何预测。 47. He shied away from discussing his divorce.他避而不谈自己离婚的事。